| NJ |
abbreviation of "New Jersey," an eastern U.S. state on the Atlantic coast between New York and Delaware. |
| NLRB |
abbreviation of "National Labor Relations Board." |
| NM |
abbreviation of "New Mexico," a southwestern U.S. state between Texas and Arizona. |
| NNE |
abbreviation of "north-northeast," a point on the compass halfway between north and northeast. |
| NNW |
abbreviation of "north-northwest," a point on the compass halfway between north and northwest. |
| No |
symbol of the chemical element nobelium. |
| no1 |
a negative used as a denial, disagreement, or refusal. [7 definitions] |
| no2 |
not any. [2 definitions] |
| no. |
abbreviation of "number." |
| NOAA |
abbreviation of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
| no-account |
of little worth; no good. |
| Noah |
according to the Old Testament, the Hebrew patriarch who was commanded by God to build an ark on which to board his family and two of every kind of creature to save them from the great flood that was to engulf the world. |
| Nobelist |
a winner of the Nobel prize. |
| nobelium |
a synthetic radioactive chemical element of the actinide series that has 102 protons in each nucleus. (symbol: No) |
| Nobel prize |
any of the international prizes awarded annually for achievements in physics, chemistry, economics, medicine or physiology, literature, and the promotion of peace, by a Swedish foundation established according to the bequest of Alfred Nobel. |
| nobility |
the persons of noble rank or status in a country collectively; aristocracy. [2 definitions] |
| noble |
of, concerning, or belonging to a class of society that bears hereditary titles of rank or status; aristocratic. [4 definitions] |
| nobleman |
a man of noble status or birth, such as a baron, count, marquess, or duke, or any male descendant of such of a person. |
| noblesse oblige |
the presumption that wealthy, aristocratic, or powerful people have an obligation to behave charitably and honorably, esp. towards people who are less fortunate. |
| noblewoman |
a woman of noble status or birth, such as the wife or descendant of a baron, count, or duke. |
| nobody |
no one; no person; not anybody. [2 definitions] |